Though development has transformed this once agricultural and industrial part of Burnaby’s south, it’s not long before heritage planner Lisa Codd finds the evidence of a rugged path where a much older rapid transit system once ran: the interurban. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published July 24, 2024. 

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/07/24/Metro-Vancouver-Lost-Electric-Railway/

Though development has transformed this once agricultural and industrial part of Burnaby’s south, it’s not long before heritage planner Lisa Codd finds the evidence of a rugged path where a much older rapid transit system once ran: the interurban. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published July 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/07/24/Metro-Vancouver-Lost-Electric-Railway/

The Case of Metro Vancouver’s Lost Electric Railway

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